Charles Jay Abbe
Director/Board Member at CYMER, INC.
Profile
Charles Jay Abbe is currently an Independent Director at Cymer, Inc., a Director at Nova-Sol, Inc., and a Director at American Prairie Reserve.
Previously, he served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. from 1998 to 2000.
He was also the Chairman at Neoconix, Inc. and Xponent Photonics, Inc. Additionally, he held the position of President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Viavi Solutions, Inc. from 2000 to 2001.
From 2000 to 2016, he was an Independent Director at CoSine Communications, Inc. He served as the Lead Independent Director at NeoPhotonics Corp.
from 2013 to 2022.
He was a Director at Opnext, Inc. and Community Foundation Sonoma County.
Furthermore, he held the position of President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Jds Uniphase Corp.
from 2000 to 2001.
Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President-Electronics Sector at Raychem Corp.
from 1990 to 1996.
He started his career as a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 1971 to 1989.
Mr. Abbe holds an MBA from Stanford University and undergraduate and graduate degrees from Cornell University.
Charles Jay Abbe active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| CYMER, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2002-12-31 |
| Nova-Sol, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
American Prairie Reserve
 American Prairie Reserve Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Prairie Reserve operates as a non-profit organization. It helps protect the natural wonders and nature reserve services. The company was founded by Sean Gerrity and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Charles Jay Abbe
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2022-08-02 |
| COSINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2015-12-31 |
| VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | President | 2001-05-31 |
Jds Uniphase Corp.
 Jds Uniphase Corp. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Jds Uniphase Corp. provides integrated fiber testing, fiber inspection, and optical power measurement solutions. VIAVI is based in San Jose, CA. The private company offers high-performance handheld instruments that cut fiber testing and certification time in half. The company works with over 400 channel partners to sell a broad portfolio of solutions to network, communications, and electronics technology leaders worldwide. VIAVI empowers service providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and networks with intuitive instruments, systems, and technologies. The company also specializes in light management and optical coatings that help protect the world's banknotes from counterfeiters, enhance colors, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. The company serves government, aerospace, and defense customers with solutions that drive efficiency and reliability for the entire lifecycle of service deployment. | President | 2001-05-31 |
Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.
 Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. (OCLI) used to make optical thin film coatings and components for reflection, refraction, absorption and wavelength separation. It was located in San Jose, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2000-01-31 |
Training of Charles Jay Abbe
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
| Cornell University | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc.
Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. (OCLI) used to make optical thin film coatings and components for reflection, refraction, absorption and wavelength separation. It was located in San Jose, CA. | Process Industries |
| Raychem Corp. | Electronic Technology |
Cymer, Inc.
 Cymer, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Cymer, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of light sources for the manufacturers of photolithography tools in the semiconductor equipment industry. It provides chip making process, light source, onpluse and data products and services. The company was founded by Robert P. Akins and Richard L. Sandstrom in 1986 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
CoSine Communications, Inc.
 CoSine Communications, Inc. Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology CoSine Communications, Inc. engages in the marketing and sale of communications platform, which designed to enable network service providers to deliver computer applications and communications services from within their networks. The company was founded on April 14, 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA | Electronic Technology |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
NeoPhotonics Corp.
 NeoPhotonics Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology NeoPhotonics Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive communications networks. Its product portfolio includes high speed products and network products and solutions. The company was founded on October 31, 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Opnext, Inc.
 Opnext, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Opnext, Inc. designs and manufactures optical components, modules and subsystems for communications uses. The company operates through one business segment: Optical Subsystems, Modules and Component, which transmit and receive data delivered through light in telecom, data communication, industrial and commercial applications. The company was founded in September 18, 2000 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Neoconix, Inc.
 Neoconix, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Neoconix, Inc. is a holding company which supplies miniaturized electrical connectors for mobile, enterprise information technology, and industrial markets. It offers mobile or consumer standard products, high speed standard products, custom products, and fpconnected family connector and fpc assemblies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Xponent Photonics, Inc.
 Xponent Photonics, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Xponent Photonics, a subsidiary of HOYA Corp. USA, designs and manufactures optical devices. Their products include a range of triplexers and diplexers for single-fiber applications including passive optical network, point-to-point and bidirectional radio frequency systems. Their target customers include optical systems vendors, transceiver suppliers and optical subsystem suppliers. The company was founded by Kerry Vahala and Pete Spercel in 2001 and is headquartered in Monrovia, CA. | Electronic Technology |
| Nova-Sol, Inc. | |
American Prairie Reserve
American Prairie Reserve Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Prairie Reserve operates as a non-profit organization. It helps protect the natural wonders and nature reserve services. The company was founded by Sean Gerrity and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT. | Commercial Services |
Community Foundation Sonoma County
 Community Foundation Sonoma County Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Community Foundation Sonoma County provides investment funding for local community. The firm provides needs and opportunities offering grants to community benefit organizations. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA. | Commercial Services |
Jds Uniphase Corp.
Jds Uniphase Corp. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Jds Uniphase Corp. provides integrated fiber testing, fiber inspection, and optical power measurement solutions. VIAVI is based in San Jose, CA. The private company offers high-performance handheld instruments that cut fiber testing and certification time in half. The company works with over 400 channel partners to sell a broad portfolio of solutions to network, communications, and electronics technology leaders worldwide. VIAVI empowers service providers and IT organizations to manage the network lifecycle for complex 5G and networks with intuitive instruments, systems, and technologies. The company also specializes in light management and optical coatings that help protect the world's banknotes from counterfeiters, enhance colors, and enable advanced technology such as 3D sensing. The company serves government, aerospace, and defense customers with solutions that drive efficiency and reliability for the entire lifecycle of service deployment. | Electronic Technology |
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